Videos of hearings, meetings

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The network also covers political and cultural events around the state, as well as public policy discussions.

Finding recordings related to mining

Click in the search box in the upper left of the screen.

Type the word mining.
Optional: To narrow your search, you can also type one of the following terms: metallic, iron (or names of other specific metals or minerals), nonmetallic, sand, silica, or "industrial sand".

Click the magnifying glass button to the right of the search box.

Results will be listed from newest to oldest.Optional: Click advanced search below the search box to retrieve a form that allows you to limit your search by date.

Introduction

Mining, for metals (such as iron) and for silica sand (frac sand), has become a hot topic in Wisconsin in the last few years.

This guide covers mining-related sites from Wisconsin state and county governments.

Local governments have primary responsibility for regulating nonmetallic mines, including sand/silica mining, though the Department of Natural Resources has some responsibilities for environmental regulations and permits governing non-metallic (including sand) mining.

some documentation from Minnesota, which has a long history with iron mining

If a publication is online, this list provides a link to the publication.

If no link to a publication is provided, search the UW Madison libraries catalog to see if any campus libraries own the title. Also, the title will be available at the Legislative Reference Bureau's Theobald Legislative Library.